Etiqueta: Policy
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Fright (Las orejas del lobo)
Irene had a lover but he abandoned her to become a priest. She married another man who did not take care of her to become a politician and try to become a minister taking advantage of a rebuilding. Moreover, her mother suffered infidelities from the father and probably caused the car accident in which both died.…
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The Generals’ dinner (La cena de los generales)
This play is set in 1939 and narrated in a comedic tone. The story begins in Madrid the same day the Spanish Civil War ended. A dinner is organized in the Palace Hotel, to which all the generals of the winning side will participate. Lieutenant Medina, the coordinator of the event, has to deal with…
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San Felipe’s caretakers (Los conserjes de San Felipe (Cádiz, 1812))
In 1812, in the days before swearing the Spanish Constitution, a group of janitors and two cleaning ladies of the place where the deputies will sign the constitution, are planning to steal it to blackmail the deputies and make them pay for their work. But others, had steal it before them and they have to…
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The family album (El álbum familiar)
THEMES: Post-War, Social Relation, Politics, Society, Family, 40s GENRE: Drama, Historical The play takes shape as a family album in which there are photos and past experiences. This gives the author the opportunity to rebuild the Spanish post-war society through memories and dreams. The character relives that period during which he builds his personality and his…
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Mission to the deserted village (Misión al pueblo desierto)
During the Spanish Civil War, the visions of diverse characters, inside the Republican side, interweave. In the main storyline, Damian and his companion Plácido (who is a painter), have the mission of protecting The Greco’s paintings, so that they are not either bombed or taken by the Nationals. The two main characters illustrate ideological differences…
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Nearby music (Música cercana)
Arriving to the old age, Alfredo, a widower and an important financer who is interested in the weaponry industry, wants to mend the mistakes of his youth, like the rape of his maid, Lorenza, or the cold relationship with his children, Sandra and Javier. It turns out it is more difficult than he thought, especially…
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A Dreamer for the People (Un soñador para un pueblo)
The story is set in the Spanish 18th century, recreating Esquilache´s riot. The plot is centered on Marquis Esquilache, one of Carlos III’s ministers. Esquilache is a minister with an advanced ideology in tune with the Enlighten movement. He forwards a law that provokes some anxiety among the people of the country: a riot against…
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Judges in the night (Jueces en la noche)
Juan Luis Palacios was a minister during the Franco Regime but has known how to adapt in the democratic era, turning into a respectable member of the Parliament, married to Julia. However, the phantom of the past atrocities is always around and his marriage is in crisis. In this context, Juan Luis discovers that Ginés Pardo,…
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The detonation (La detonación)
Mariano José de Larra, one of the writers of Spanish Romanticism, commits suicide after being abandoned by his lover, Dolores Armijo. The action takes place in the moment before the shooting that ends the life of the journalist and recreates the most relevant moments of his life: the intrigues and power struggles in which he…
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Meninas (Las Meninas)
Set in the Court of Felipe IV, the story is centered on the figure of the painter Diego Velázquez, who is involved in various court intrigues due to the creation of his masterpiece "Las Meninas". A thriller fantasy about the life of the most outstanding painter of his time and the events that surround his life in…
